"His strength is definitely his return game. In general he has a very complete game and does everything at least moderately well. Good forehand, good backhand, pretty good serve, moves very well, and even has a decent net game.
His weakness in my…"

"It depends on the draw. He's definitely got a good clay game. Pretty good return game and a decent serve but I'm not sure how he'll transition to grass. It's doubtful that he's played much on that surface.
So I don't…"

"Interesting video. Olympic athletes have to go through extremely rigorous training and make sacrifices along the way to achieve their level of success.
You have to be incredibly determined and crazy to be able to pursue that kind of career. I say…"

"I should probably just stay out of this but I can't follow what's going on.
CoachV, you say that you are a 5.0 and a 6.0? I'm sure that you realize the difference between these playing levels is huge. You can't be both. A 6.0…"

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This is a follow up, to my post on how to become a great returner. Most recreational players are enamored with the speed of fast serves. And I'll agree, it's fun to swing away on the first serve. But in terms of importance, it's consistency, placement and then power. Keep it in this order. Because you can't have a good serve without consistency.

I equate consistency with topspin. When you hit with topspin you are adding safety to your shot. With this in mind, it makes sense…

It's time for the next installment in my series. For those who don't know. This is where I pick an active player, who's playing style I find interesting and create a dream match scenario. Complete with court surface, strategy, and my reason behind why I'd want to have a match with them.

I found something interesting at tenniswarehouse.com. A thread on the Roddick vs Nadal 2004 US Open match. I was delighted to find a link to the highlights, because I've never seen the match before.

This was the first meeting between them. At the time Roddick was playing some of his best tennis and Nadal was years away from his prime, especially on the faster courts. Roddick destroys Nadal, then goes on to reach the quarter-finals where he lost an epic 5 set match to Joachim…